![]() ![]() Agu befriends another young NDF child soldier, Strika, who never speaks. Following a brutal initiation process where Agu hacks an innocent captive to death with a machete, Agu becomes a fully-fledged member of the militia. Agu's battalion is led by the Commandant, who takes Agu under his wing. The Native Defense Forces (NDF), a rising rebel faction in the country, adopts Agu into their ranks. While the rebel soldiers flee, government forces round up the remaining villagers and execute them, but Agu evades capture and escapes into the jungle.Īfter wandering for an unspecified amount of time, Agu is caught up in a guerrilla skirmish. Rebel and government forces fight in and around Agu's village. Agu's father buys safe transport for his wife and two youngest children, but has to stay behind with Agu and his eldest son. With rebel forces headed towards the village, many people flee to the country's capital for safety. The village is informed that the government has fallen and military-aligned rebels have seized control of the country. Agu's village is located within a "buffer zone" enforced by ECOMOG troops. ![]() A young boy, Agu, lives in a small village with his parents, older brother, and younger sibling. Plot Ī civil war is breaking out in an unspecified West African country. The film was shown in the Special Presentation section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival, and released on Netflix globally and in a limited release by Bleecker Street on October 16, 2015. ![]() It was screened in the main competition section of the 72nd Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Marcello Mastroianni Award. Abebrese, Grace Nortey, David Dontoh, and Opeyemi Fagbohungbe, the film is based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Uzodinma Iweala, the book itself being named after a Fela Kuti album. Shot in Ghana and starring Idris Elba, Abraham Attah, Ama K. It follows a young boy who becomes a child soldier as his country experiences a horrific civil war. Beasts of No Nation is a 2015 American war drama film written, co-produced, shot, and directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga. ![]()
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